PYP French – some teaching ideas

I would like to share some of the ideas that are popping in my mind about my French PYP classes:

Exploring the phonology of the language by…:

keeping a journal of awarenesses (in mother tongue and/or English)

creating a concert of vowels (and perhaps make a song with my lovely looping machine)

making a skit about sounds combat

using scratch to create a programme to practice sounds

using scratch and makey-makey to create interactive work of art that speak

practicing yoga in French

creating breakout edu games

engaging in scavenger hunts

Other ideas might be…

mindfulness in French

conversations with Dash and Dot

Makerspace integrations

sentence constructions with fridge magnets

record a podcast

breakout edu

cooking

stop motion animation

Mystery Skype in French

Choose a picture and explain why you chose it

Virtual field trip (Versailles)

Greenscreen

Invisible writing tasks

Penpals

Passion projects (linked to the exhibition)

Create a collective illustrated book for children in French

As we personalize learning, students create their own goals and review them regularly to track their progress. We should have a spreadsheet to keep track of them and celebrate achievements.

Using peer assessments and self-assessments, we can promote autonomy and inter dependence. We need to know for ourselves that we know or don’t know a concept, how to correct ourselves or when to ask for support and how to develop inner criteria of self-correctness.

Every time the students come in the class, they go across the “magic boundary” (ligne magique). They start with a calm activity (breath in and out, yoga or mindfulness in French), they express their intention to work (from the list in the classroom: this list is populated with the students and updated when the need arises).